COOLER MASTER Centurion 534 RC-534-KKN2-GP Black Computer Case

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I've been a fan of Cooler Master cases for years, and this a single is no exception. Incredibly nice and uncomplicated layout. I picked this one particularly due to the fact it wasn't all mesh/perforated on the front (which gathers dust and hair too very easily). It looks clean and simple, which is what I wanted. Very straightforward to install motherboard and peripherals. I employed quieter Scythe fans and place soundproof padding inside the sides and it's quite quiet. I like the bottom USB/Audio ports on the front, that was one thing else I wanted. I did a lot of research on circumstances and am glad I did, this one particular fits the bill for me completely. Would have been nice to have a removable motherboard tray. Other than that, there's really hard to criticize. System Specs:CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-650HX 650W PSUAsus Sabertooth X58 boardIntel Core i7-950 Bloomfield CPUCORSAIR XMS3 12GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 RAMEVGA GeForce GTX 460 SE (Fermi) 1GB GPUWestern Digital VelociRaptor 300 GB 10000 RPM OS DriveSeagate 1 TB storage driveSony Optiarc Black SATA CD/DVD Burner

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Clean appear, straight black except for the blue LEDs coming out of the grills. Incredibly sharp, in my opinion. Fantastic cost. Good quantity of room in there, adequate for me at any price. Could really be much more cooling than my technique demands, contemplating I added a blue LED fan in the empty front fan mount, but you can't have also considerably and I like the 120mm side fan and CPU duct. Fans are a tad loud but it doesn't bother me that substantially. I ended up obtaining the really hard drives in there ok, but the plastic locking mechanism, whilst clever, began to tick me off a bit and I wished I could have just carried out it the conventional way. Manual is a bit difficult to decipher, may well be an challenge if you don't know what you're doing. I couldn't get the power LED to operate, but it's not truly necessary considering all the blue LEDs in there. Also one of the USB front ports isn't operating but that could be an concern on my finish. There are some cons, which is why I bumped it down an egg, but they're not serious sufficient to influence my enjoyment of the case. Simple but good, overall I'd propose.

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Excellent seeking,plenty of space,2 x120cm fans Absolutely nothing. I laugh with persons that give 2 eggs on the producd for ridiculous reasons. No case will boost the performance of the hardware.Its all about appears.Place your hardware in,and if you know what are you doing,when you press the energy button you have a computer system!

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Got this case as aspect of a combo deal for extremely low cost as situations go. I am surprised at the good quality of this case. Tool-much less style is a definite plus, had problems deciding how far in to shove HDDs but figured that out. LEDs are not blinding and not dim, just suitable. Also received the "plus" version. Only comes with two 120mm fans with room for one more as exhaust in the back. I want this had vents up best as well, but that's most likely asking a lot for such a inexpensive case with all the other nice elements.The PCI cards are held in spot by "flip-down levers" that rotate and snap in place (hard to clarify, there is a picture even though). Unfortunately, the two topmost tabs have partially broken. Fortunately, the aspect that breaks off isn't the only part of the tab that holds the cards in spot, it's just the easiest to grab hold of. I want I was far better at routing wires. Even with a modular PSU my case seems cluttered (definitely my fault, not the case's). Not confident if I lost a spacer or if my motherboard is not regular ATX but I was missing a spacer when I installed. It was fine though.

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This is a good case with lots of area for installation. It has two blue leds shining on the left and suitable corner of the front case which I like. I also like that it isn't too showy nor is it also plain and plus it came in black. This case is design and style to have super airflow which cool my method nicely. This case has add card tool-cost-free installion which has 7 little black plastic factors to snap the cards into place. Appearently I broke 1 not being aware of how fragile they are but fortunately it wasn't all the way. More than all, this is a good case. If you like a case that isn't as well showy nor plain, then this is a case to go for.

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Properly place together case. Had to take away the fan duct on the side panel. Was just a case to put all my old Pc components in. It's now being used as the family personal computer. For a lengthy time I used this as a case for my file/media server. It's fundamental, and does its duty properly.

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I bought this case over 4 years ago and it's good to know I could acquire a fully new personal computer and place it in right here without having getting to purchase a new case. Screwless HDD+CD/DVD/Floppy. sylish black color. Bright blue lights are optional of course and plug into molex connector. by no means had any problem with the motherboard shorting on the case. the "shoes" on the bottom have not come off soon after 4 years. that's a pro IMO mainly because they usually do come off of most cases.mine came with two 120mm fans w/ mobo connector + molex adapter that nevertheless perform after four years even though they make some noise now. there's only 4 spots for difficult drives and 5 spots for CD/DVD drives. it would have been good if it came with some adapters to put 3.5 drives in the 5.25 bays. Also I wish it came with an adapter for me to put the USB/audio point on the top rated in one particular of the CD/DVD bays rather of the bottom. the power and HDD led are very bright and I've disabled them. this is the largest con simply because if you want these lights now you have to figure out some other resolution.front panel demands to be yanked off with brute force but is durable adequate to withstand the expected abuse and there's no wires connected directly to it. just yank it suitable off.there's no handles, it's kind of cumbersome to pick up and carry around. not seriously a rig you want to lug around to LAN parties if that is your issue. make confident the energy is disconnected as it could depress the power switch when you re-attach the front panel and be cautious not to harm the power switch when you do this. be careful not to scratch the metal plates on front if you want to keep it hunting great.

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the front ports are very good. It gave you the selection to use either the HD connector for the front port sound or the legacy ACྜྷ connector (of course I chose HD, but the solution is for these with old motherboards) The preinserted blue LED's are nice, despite the fact that I may replace those in the future with red cold cathodes. I like the reset button (it's handy). I also liked the way it permitted me to put the challenging drive in. I didn't have to take out the hard drive cage, I just had to place the brackets it came with on the challenging drive and slide it into the cage the instructions aren't really descriptive, this was my initial laptop or computer I built and having very good instructions would've been helpful. Obviously I was fine with out them, but I had to figure out which screws tighten the motherboard on the motherboard tray was a small annoying and time consuming it's not fully tool-less as it is marketed, just a few factors don't need tools such as placing the tough drive in and partially, placing in the disc drive (or whatever else you place in the 5.25 bays)

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looks wonderful for the funds .. im incredibly pleased with this case.. this is also my initial case i've owned but i love the tooless design for the drives. i dont know why men and women complain of them. they perform fine for me. the finish is good on the case fit my gtx 260 but make certain u set up ur floppy or whatever 3.5 drive u have very first simply because this does go deep virtually touching the cage.the fans are quite quiet so i cant complain. wish i t came with a front fan im buying a front fan

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Excellent price tag; fantastic top quality. Had it for more than two months and no difficulties at all. None

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Tooless design functions pretty very good. My 9800gtx fits with about 1ǚ" to spare. Looks sharp whilst not overly flashy. My tough drive is sitting in the 3.25" bay with the opening bring about I couldn't rather get it seated in the bay below it. Don't have a floppy so it doesn't really matter. There's lots of 5.25" to go around if you want a card reader.Stock situation fans don't move substantially air. They're fairly quiet but don't quite get the circulation you need for a additional overall performance based technique. The energy light is also quite bright. Flashes on sleep mode producing your space double as a dance club. Nothing a small tape can't fix though. Replaced the two 120mm fans with 110cfm fans and added a 110cfm to the obtainable front intake. Took out the difficult drive tray on the bottom front because it wasn't being utilised and drastically affects the front intake. Also added an 80mm fan to the vent for the cpu. Just mounted the shroud on best of it so it blows air directly on my cpu with the stock cooler. AMD Athlon 6000+ idles about 35°C9800GTX Black Edition idles about 60° (turns its fan nearly off at idle, runs about 75° beneath load)

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Sturdy case, sheet metal is a heavier guage. No affordable 'tin can' feeling like you get with most situations under โ. We ordered two of these circumstances in August of 2009. The 1st situation was fine out of the box. The second situation was missing the reset button.RMA process approved me for a new reset button. It is now October 2010, and I'm nevertheless waiting on it to arrive. Any attempted communication with CM on the matter has been ignored.Luckily, these situations had been for personal use and not a buyer. Thank you Cooler Master support team, you have convinced us to buy Antec and Corsair cases exclusively. I had a lot of higher hopes for CM, going by every person's testimonials of their hardware. Sad to say when it comes down to the bottom line for a enterprise, fantastic support is oftentimes a lot more critical than a high quality item.I sincerely hope for everybody out there that we just had a run of terrible luck with undesirable personnel in QA and help. Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience. Please speak to us by means of the live chat link below with your Element Request number so we can get this rectified. If you have any concerns, please let us know.Respectfully,CMUSA Consumer Assistance.External Link(s): Live Chat|

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I have utilized this case to make 6 systems, incl. my personal. It is by far the very best case I've ever employed. Excellent construction, super uncomplicated access, no messing about with screws, a lot more than adequate space for a ton of upgrades, and it has sleek, classy looks -- present day and up-to-date however conservative. I utilised Enlight for years, but Cooler Master Centurion 534 is a keeper! I hope they never ever discontinue this model. The electric blue neon on the front panel can be quite distracting if the personal computer is in the identical space you sleep in and runs 24ǝ like mine does. It is insanely bright in a black dark area! Had to disable the lights in the front panel except for energy and HD activity. Not really a con although, just my weird sleeping arrangments.

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Quite sharp searching black situation, high high quality on outdoors finish, buttons, panel, and LED's. Blue vanity LED's are run off a regular 4 pin molex, I have mine disconnected. Has lots of area on the inside for components, and cable management is reasonably simple. No sharp edges internally. Very good airflow. The tool-less capabilities are overrated. I use screws for all PCIe and rear-bracket mounted things. You may need to use screws for front slot items, I didn't and they are kinda loose. If NewEgg permitted it, I would rate this situation four.five stars.. far better than four stars, but not quite perfect. This situation is hefty. And fingerprints are extremely obvious on the matte black finish, so keep it clean. You have to get rid of the HDD cage and front panel to set up a front situation fan.

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Case arrived with no damage. Case looks ok for the price. It's absolutely a great buy for a thing cheap for grandma or anything You have to get inventive with cable management.The challenging drive cage has to be removed ahead of a 120mm fan can be installed in the front.The tool-less design for the expansion slots is low-cost. If you are hunting for a semi-stylistic case but don't want to break the price range I would advocate it.

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Big sturdy case with lots of space for DVD/HDD drives. Gorgeous front plate, the photographs don't do it justice. It also had a lot of fans currently inside and ready to go. HDD bay is positioned facing the case door creating it hard to plug energy/data cables to them, took me a little a lot more work acquiring them fit in there but not worried sufficient to dock an egg. I ordered this case yesterday and it arrived these days. It has a really straightforward look to it that I enjoy. I don't need to have flashing lights and sirens on my pc case. :)

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Wonderful case in particular for the value. I moved the fan that came with the case to the front drawing air in and added another 120mm fan (in blue to match the case lighting) to the back. None

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The title says it all. This could be the greatest case I have ever utilised. I under no circumstances purchased Cooler Master prior to, but this could make me a devout convert.The case is solid, has more room than you can shake a motherboard at, and accomodates hardware really nicely. Lots of airflow indicates your computer runs great and quiet, the way it need to. The power LED on the front of the case could likely burn a hole by a Buick. It casts a focused beam of light that is coherent even at a distance of ten feet. My laptop or computer utilized to sit so that it happened to shine at me when I was in my bed, it made sleeping nearly impossible. But this is a minor gripe.

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Two 120 mm fans (side/back) are quiet, even at total blast. Mesh grill tones LEDs down and looks genuinely sharp...not a tacky case. Spacious. Reasonably solid construction. Glossy finish picks up fingerprints, though not horribly. Some sharp edges (around PSU mounting area). No front fan included. I'm very satisfied with this case. Looks great and was easy to make in.

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Easy style that is easy to function with 120mm fans for greater airflow with less noise. Solid ports on the front of the case. Fantastic airflow. None I've had this case for 4 years and it can't be beat for the value. No purpose to spend extra.

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Solid construction, a lot of space, great airflow. And a fantastic price tag. Does not come with 120mm HDD fan & Other pre-installed fans seem rather weak. If you are critical about maintaining the temperatures inside the case down get three great excellent 120mm fans. 1 for HDD rack, a single for the back and one for the side.

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Tool cost-free design. Plenty of room for the Zalman CNPS 9x00 coolers after removing the air intake vent, and lots of room to perform. There is space for an extra 120mm fan in the front to blow air across the drives if you mount them there. There is also plenty of air flow in the case, sufficient to have your own weather program. Some video cards are not firmly in with the tool totally free style, and the holes you would typically place a screw in aren't pre-threaded. I did take a typical screw, that is generally employed for this in yet another case and it went in and stayed tight."Tool no cost" is clearly written everywhere in the manual, box, specs, Cooler Master's website, and this issue is mentioned a lot in the other reviews. It's not seriously a "nobody told me this" moment and I won't knock off any points either. I have owned 2 for a handful of years, and ordered two a lot more for new method builds.The very first thing I do soon after pulling the case out of the box is get rid of the front led lights. You can get in touch with them whatever you want bling, fog lights, headlights, nightlights.... My option is function more than fashion. For my eyes I like the old dim led's that were either red or green, however I don't devote my time searching at the case, I look at the monitor.

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Aluminum/steel feels good? Air for the front intake has many "obstacles" ahead of it reaches the inner component of the situation. 1. Outer mesh (which is extremely modest); 2. The inner steel mesh; 3. 1 side of the HDD cage, which practically blocks 1ǘ of the airflow coming into the case; 4. HDD; 5. The other side of the HDD cage, which blocks even much more airflow. Situation came slightly scratched, and also a single of the fasteners holding the LED's became displaced when I was placing on the front panel... Personally, I consider I should have gone with the Elite 335.... It has considerably superior airflow in the front, and is cheaper.

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For a mid situation, it is extremely spacious. Extremely sturdy construction. Clearly allot of time an focus when into the style of this situation. Manual is far from detailed. A single green four pin connector was not even listed. The HDD rails are not made very well as they do not lock the HDD in place.

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Superb create excellent, smooth finish, super uncomplicated bay installs, overall top rated notch item. Couldn't believe how great of top quality for the price. NONE. Front corners are aluminum mesh, I could see something bumping into them hard adequate causing damage.